Can I just make an observation ? ........ our German soldier died with his boots on .... but the British and Portuguese didn't ....... were they...
Theres two lists ...... both genuine by the looks of it .... wonderful !! :)
Interesting ... don't you think ?? :) Concrete barges also served in the Pacific during 1944 and 1945 From the Charleroi, Pennsylvania, Mail,...
All I can come up with is this ...... but it's not quite right !!!!!! :confused: "The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those...
Did this really happen ? During World War II, a German U-Boat was sunk by a truck. The U-Boat in question attacked a convoy in the Atlantic and...
RIP Jenny - you will be missed !
Wing Commander Adrian "Warby" Warburton (10 March 1918 in Middlesbrough - 12 April 1944 over Germany) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot during World...
I came across this ... and realised I had the book Warburtons War ! I don't think I've even read it ... but I will now ! :) makes fascinating reading...
Thought this maybe of interest ...... :)
I didn't know they had stoves in the trenches !! ....... :o
This isn't WW1 but it's one of the unusual memorials left behind in Europe ( I think it's pretty cool ! :) ) This actually dates from the 1960s...
I found this on HMAT Warilda ..... HMAT Warilda, 7713 tons, was handed over by the Australian Government to the British in 1916 and converted to...
At home .......
What's your opinion of this one ??
A famous picture of HMS Audacious sinking after striking a mine. She had only been in service for about a year when she was sunk and was a serious...
Here's a picture of the Emden !
Charlie Chaplin in his biggest hit, and one of the biggest of all times, Shoulder Arms, 1918
The final resting place of John Hines, in Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney John ‘Barney’ Hines lies in an unmarked grave - Barney was quite a celebrity...
I just couldn't resist this soldier .... what a "Scouser " !! :) Of Irish descent, but born in Liverpool, Barney Hines ran away to the army at the...
Here's his obituary from 2006 ..... he was quite a warrior and man by the sound of it .... shame that his name has come up in these circumstances -...
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